Overview
- A24 released the film’s first trailer on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, revealing footage, character posters, and the principal cast.
- The Debut is billed as an R-rated musical comedy set in New Jersey community theatre that follows a shy housewife turned zealous method actor.
- The trailer highlights a tense director-actor dynamic likened by outlets to Whiplash, with Julianne Moore cast as the lead and Paul Giamatti as the domineering director.
- Coverage confirms Jesse Eisenberg wrote and directed the film, co-stars in the ensemble, and also wrote the music and lyrics, with production from Fruit Tree and partner companies.
- No official release date has been announced, but outlets place the film in a fall festival and awards-season window and reporters note Aaron Sorkin said Eisenberg declined to reprise Mark Zuckerberg to focus on projects like this.